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Discovered:
- February 5, 2003
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:43:03 AM
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Also Known As:
- VBS/Sludge.worm [McAfee], VBS_SLUDGE.A [Trend]
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Type:
- Worm
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
VBS.Sludge is a Visual Basic Script (VBS) worm that attempts to spread through the KaZaA, KaZaA Lite, Bearshare, eDonkey2000, and Morpheus file-sharing networks. The worm displays a message, as shown below, if the current system day is March 3.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version February 6, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version February 6, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 12, 2003
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Writeup By: Yana Liu
